Gourmet Food Trucks Roll Into Governors Island and Seaport

LOWER MANHATTAN — A whole fleet of tasty food-on-wheels is rolling into Governors Island and the South Street Seaport for Memorial Day weekend — and staying parked through the summer.

Seven new gourmet food trucks are headed to Governors Island, including Thai and Vietnamese fusion truck Sweet Chili, Mayhem & Stout, known for its braised meat sandwiches, and Mexican-BBQ fusion truck Mike N' Willie's, according to a press release.

The Island, which kicks off its summer season May 24, will be open to the public daily for the first time this year. But the gourmet trucks, which also include Momos & Buns, known for its dumplings, DiSO’s Italian Sandwich Society and El Paso Taco, will only be open on weekends and during summer holidays.

Over at the South Street Seaport, a different crew of about eight food trucks is making its way to Fulton Street this weekend. Gourmet trucks include the Milk Truck, which serves up fancy grilled cheese sandwiches, The Mac Truck, known for its varieties of mac and cheese, as well as trucks serving up Philly cheese steaks and souvlaki, according to Telly Hatzigeorgiou, former owner of the Beekman Beer Garden at Pier 17, who's running the food truck program.

The food trucks will replace SmorgasBar, an outdoor food market curated by the Brooklyn Flea that popped up on Front Street last summer. There is less space this year because of new construction, so SmorgasBar could not return, a Howard Hughes spokesman had said.

Hours for the Governors Island food trucks are 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday and summer holidays, including Memorial Day. For more information on Governors Island food trucks, as well as its summer events, check here.

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